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Facebook plans to expand footprint, steps up product testing in India

Plans to export JioMart-WhatsApp model

Google getting serious about competing with Amazon in online shopping

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the push to create an online shopping marketplace to compete with Amazon has taken on new urgency as consumers are avoiding stores

Govt's e-commerce portal asks sellers to specify country origin of products

Decision comes as India and China try and defuse their military standoff at the Ladakh border.

Lockdown to change consumers habits; drive e-comm growth: Walmart India

With muted economic sentiment, we expect that customers will move towards more value purchases, Walmart India Best Price CEO Sameer Aggarwal said

Jio-Facebook platform can open digital market worth $2 trn by 2025: Report

Customer behaviour will see permanent shifts to higher digital adoption in e-commerce/online grocery, digital payments, and digital content from Covid, the report stated

How Covid-19 is pushing e-commerce firms and online vendors to innovate

While the Flipkarts and Amazons are burying differences and banking on each others' strengths, vendors are altering production lines to sell masks, PPEs and other Covid-related merchandise

Walmart-Flipkart deal: AAR rejects Tiger Global plea on withholding tax

Tiger Global was one of the prominent shareholders in e-commerce major Flipkart, founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007.

India's FMCG market contracts 34% in April amid Covid-19 outbreak

Traditional trade sees bigger drop, says Nielsen

Facebook's new marketplace gambit

The social network is entering a highly competitive zone of e-commerce where there are big players already. Tools like GrokNet should help it to carve out market share

Facebook takes on Amazon with online shopping, commerce venture Shops

The Facebook chief executive officer announced a handful of updates Tuesday signaling the company's commitment to online shopping and commerce

This engineer at Amazon is on a mission to help small traders go digital

The e-commerce giant has set an audacious vision to enable $10 billion in cumulative exports by Indian businesses

India business most affected due to Covid-19 outbreak, says Amazon

"The current crisis is demonstrating the adaptability and durability of Amazon's business as never before, but it's also the hardest time we have ever faced," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.

Covid-19 impact: Paytm Mall plans to partner with over 10,000 small shops

Currently, Paytm Mall is working with all leading logistics players including GATI, Ecom Express, Delhivery, Bluedart, FedEx

The rise of discretion

Recent decisions in the wake of Covid-19 have hurt India's FDI policy

Lighter workload, better safety: French court backs Amazon workers

Amazon must limit deliveries in France to IT products, health items, food and pet food, the Court of Appeal said, upholding a previous order for the firm to curtail shipments

Top headlines: Kirana shops beat online giants, milk demand down, and more

From New India Assurance to insure health workers, Centre disbursing first VRS package for BSNL, MTNL staff to challenges of e-commerce firms, Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day

Coronavirus impact: Delivery for e-commerce firms comes to a grinding halt

Government of Karnataka and Maharashtra have now put out an order saying that e-commerce shall be excluded from the restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

MEITY advises states to treat e-commerce delivery as essential service

The Indian e-commerce sector has come to a halt across the country including the supply of essential commodities due to various lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19

E-tailers helping states continue with services during coronavirus pandemic

According to industry insiders, Flipkart, Amazon, Bigbasket, and Grofers have witnessed about 30 per cent spike in orders

Goodbye, smartphone decade...

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